German reference
denken
to think
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I think |
| du | you think |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it thinks |
| wir | we think |
| ihr | you (plural) think |
| sie/Sie | they think; you (formal) think |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I thought |
| du | you thought |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it thought |
| wir | we thought |
| ihr | you (plural) thought |
| sie/Sie | they thought; you (formal) thought |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I thought; I have thought |
| du | you thought; you have thought |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it thought; he/she/it has thought |
| wir | we thought; we have thought |
| ihr | you (plural) thought; you (plural) have thought |
| sie/Sie | they thought; they have thought; you (formal) thought; you (formal) have thought |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had thought |
| du | you had thought |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had thought |
| wir | we had thought |
| ihr | you (plural) had thought |
| sie/Sie | they had thought; you (formal) had thought |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will think |
| du | you will think |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will think |
| wir | we will think |
| ihr | you (plural) will think |
| sie/Sie | they will think; you (formal) will think |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have thought |
| du | you will have thought |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have thought |
| wir | we will have thought |
| ihr | you (plural) will have thought |
| sie/Sie | they will have thought; you (formal) will have thought |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I think |
| du | (that) you think |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it thinks |
| wir | (that) we think |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) think |
| sie/Sie | (that) they think; (that) you (formal) think |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would think |
| du | you would think |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would think |
| wir | we would think |
| ihr | you (plural) would think |
| sie/Sie | they would think; you (formal) would think |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have thought |
| du | you would have thought |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have thought |
| wir | we would have thought |
| ihr | you (plural) would have thought |
| sie/Sie | they would have thought; you (formal) would have thought |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would think |
| du | you would think |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would think |
| wir | we would think |
| ihr | you (plural) would think |
| sie/Sie | they would think; you (formal) would think |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have thought |
| du | (reportedly) you have thought |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has thought |
| wir | (reportedly) we have thought |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have thought |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have thought; (reportedly) you (formal) have thought |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will think |
| du | (reportedly) you will think |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will think |
| wir | (reportedly) we will think |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will think |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will think; (reportedly) you (formal) will think |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | think! |
| ihr | think! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | think! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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